Thursday, July 17, 2014

This is an adventure style disc brake CX platform for exploring the backwoods near Yosemite. The owner of this bike is a trail advocate and has a crew of folks who are building a trail network outside the park.

This frame and fork are steel but there are a couple modern features. The fork has a tapered steerer and the gearing is a new Sram setup with a pretty huge cassette. There may be only two chainrings up front but the gears are low enough for the high mountains.

The pedals, bars and wheels were the only used parts in the buildup.All else were brand new......the bike rides really smooth and should be good for all-day excursions.

These are the colors of CX Nation-a coaching and race promotion organization. This frame is going to CX Nation's founder in Santa Rosa. It just so happens that he has raced on our team for a few years as well.

The big head tube accommodates a tapered steerer fork and there are fittings for the internal Di II wires. There will be a seat tube mounted internal battery pack.

Saturday, July 12, 2014

This frame is made for racing-no bottle mounts and a very light tube set.

Rim brakes , 1 1/8" steerer and threaded BSC BB make this a really basic chassis-the kind that avoids complications in construction.......I like frames like this a lot.

The wait of 7 months is over and Jake now has his new ride well ahead of the coming 'cross season. I wish I could say that for all the 'cross frames I have on order but there's only so much time in a day and there's only one person at Rock Lobster cycles to build all these frames.

Monday, July 7, 2014

This has a tapered headtube to accept the Enve tapered steerer carbon fork. The fork painted to match is becoming a very popular option.

This is a pretty solid build, ready to take on the hilly and demanding courses that are frequently icy and slick. I have experienced racing in Verona a couple of times and sacrificed a helmet in the process. It's amazing how fast you can go from riding to sliding on your butt down an icy hill.

The decal on the back of the seat tube dates back to some of my earliest bikes-nice to have someone request it again.

Friday, July 4, 2014

This frame is a lot like one that I have-the mid point between a road racing bike and a CX bike. I like to call this model the BTRB. This particular frame has columbus stays and True Temper OX main tubes, my go-to stock tubeset. The frame is a hair under 4 lbs.

The fork has True Temper blades and a Pacenti Mitsugi crown , pretty much my favorite to build with as the look is classic and the blade fit is the best. Nothing really out of the ordinary on this frame and fork-it will take Paul Component 'racer' brakes and up to 700x33 tires. If it is like the one I have, it will be super nice with some 33 file-tread Challenge or Clement tires.